Topical Areas for Written Qualifying Examination WQE

WQE Topics

Topical Exam Area: Concepts in Electromagnetism

PHYS 321

Electricity and Magnetism I

4

Topical Exam Area: Solid State Physics

PHYS 431

Solid State Physics

3

Topical Exam Area: Concepts in Quantum Mechanics

PHYS 331

Quantum Physics I

4

Topical Exam Area: Statistical Physics

PHYS 340

Thermal & Statistical Physics

4

Topical Exam Area: Manifolds

MATH 395

Special Topics in Mathematics

4

Topical Exam Area: Concepts in Nano Physics

PHYS 350

Introduction to Nanophysics

3

Topical Exam Area: Intermediate Mechanics

PHYS 311

Intermediate Mechanics

3

Topical Exam Area: Optics

PHYS 231

Optics

4

Topical Exam Area: Nuclear and Particle Physics

PHYS 450

Nuclear and Particle Physics

3

Topical Exam Area: Observational and Stellar Astrophysics

PHYS 403

Observational Stellar and Galactic Astrophysics

3

Topical Exam Area: Astrophysics and Astroparticle Physics

PHYS 404

High-Energy Astrophysics

3

Topical Exam Area: Concepts in Atomic Physics

PHYS 420

Atomic and Molecular Physics

3